Rashid Jazzy Alotaibi - ADJUSTABLE SLIDE DRIVE MECHANISM
Rashid Jazzy Alotaibi - ADJUSTABLE SLIDE DRIVE MECHANISM
Rashid Jazzy Alotaibi - ADJUSTABLE SLIDE DRIVE MECHANISM
Supervision
Dr. Mahir Essaheb
Submitted by
Student. Rashid Jazzy Alotaibi
Academic No. 435170326
1- Introduction
slider mechanism
Slider mechanisms is arrangement of
mechanical parts designed to convert
straight-line motion to rotary motion, as in a
reciprocating piston engine, or to convert
rotary motion to straight-line motion, as in a
reciprocating piston pump.
driven slider crank. In the considered configuration, the fixed pivot of the driven crank is located on
the outside of the circle on which the end of the
driving crank moves. This leads to an alternated
motion of the slider crank.
3. Applications
The link POA rotates about O. The mechanism is driven by crank PC which rotates about C with
constant velocity. The slider at P slides along POA as the crank is turned. Its path is shown by the
dashed circle, centered on C and through P. Clearly when P is at P1, the slider S is at the outer
extremity of its travel. When P is at P2, the slider S is at the inner extremity of its travel.
Now as PC rotates with constant velocity the time taken to go from Pı to P2, is less than that taken to
go from P2 to P1. However during both those time intervals the slider S is moving the same distance.
Therefore the speed of S is different during the different parts of the cycle. During the shorter time
interval P1 to P2 the slider S has the greater speed.
and during the interval P2 to P, it has the slower speed. Thus P1 to P2 is the quick return and P2 to
P1, the slower cutting stroke.
When applied to a metal cutting machine (a shaping machine) the other advantage of the mechanism
is the variable power distribution during the cycle. When S is on the return stroke the slider at P is
nearer to O and simple moments shows that the torque applied is low. Hence the return stroke uses
less power as P = T. ω.
During the cutting stroke the slider at P is at a greater radius from O and thus more power is available
to perform useful work in cutting metal.
Thus the overall performance of the mechanism is to provide a high power forward cutting stroke
with a low power and higher speed quick return in preparation for the next cut.
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